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The John and Lois Pierce Center for Disciple-Building - Charlotte

Habits of the Heart


One of the first disciplines to be shelved for many seminarians is one's daily time alone with God in prayer, Bible study and personal reflection. We want to serve as a catalyst for ongoing spiritual growth via the quiet times you share with the Lord. We will encourage your walk with Christ each time we meet together in small group or one-on-one. We will host “Soul Sabbaths” throughout the year in hopes that you will take a day to set aside several hours to cultivate intimacy with the Savior. Each of these initiatives has the state of your soul as our top priority while you are a student with us. These disciplines, properly set, will serve as a life-giving resource for the rest of your ministry career.

Spiritual Community


It's impossible to complete seminary in isolation…far better in the context of community. Setting apart time to develop spiritual friendships will significantly enhance your seminary experience. We trust you will develop life-long friendships here that will serve as confidantes for many years to come. We will ask each seminary student to join a small group throughout your years on campus. We will come alongside each facilitator of our small groups with training and resources to enhance this vital experience. Once the joy of relationships is established, you will be grateful for the support network you create at Gordon-Conwell, which in turn will serve as life-enriching fellowship for the decades of ministry ahead of you.

Dynamic Paradigms


There is not simply one way of disciple-building; in fact, there are as many ways as there are people groups and needs in this world. However, there are timeless, biblical principles that shape each paradigm available to the body of Christ today. We want each seminary student to come in contact with as many life-transforming ways of presenting the gospel and growing disciples as possible. We will host forums that address the question of “what are the dynamic paradigms for disciple-building for today's world?” We desire that each seminarian understand the biblical mandate for discipleship and we hope to offer resources and training that will prepare you for wherever God's call leads you into serving others...as together we proclaim the whole gospel to the whole world.

Meetings & Events

   

Contact

     

Reid Satterfield
rsatterf@gcts.edu
800.600.1212

Pierce Center
14542 Choate Circle
Charlotte, NC 28273

       

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